Monthly
Chapel Bulletin
May 2026
Dedicated to Our Lady
Most Holy, Immaculate Virgin and my Mother Mary! To thee who art the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the world, the Advocate, the Hope, and the Refuge of sinners, I have recourse today, I who am the most miserable of all.
I render thee my most humble homage, O great Queen, and I thank thee for all the graces thou hast conferred on me until now, especially for having delivered me from Hell, which I have so often deserved. I love thee, O most amiable Lady; and for the love which I bear thee, I promise to serve thee always and to do all in my power to make others love thee also. I place in thee all my hopes; I confide my salvation to thy care.
Accept me for thy servant and receive me under thy mantle, O Mother of Mercy. And since thou art so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations; or rather, obtain for me the strength to triumph over them until death. Of thee I ask a perfect love for Jesus Christ. Through thee I hope to die a good death. O my Mother, by the love which thou bearest to God, I beseech thee to help me at all times, but especially at the last moment of my life. Leave me not, I beseech thee, until thou see me safe in Heaven, blessing thee and singing thy mercies for all eternity. Amen. Thus, I hope. Thus, may it be.
~Saint Alphonsus Ligouri, “The Glories of Mary”
Events This Month:
- May 2 – First Communion
- May 10 – May Procession
- May 16 – Pro-Life Dinner
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Mark your Calendar:
- June 4 – Corpus Christi
- June 12 – Sacred Heart
FRIDAY, MAY 1ST – Saint Joseph the Worker, patron of the universal Church, watch over the Church as carefully as you watched over Jesus, help protect it and guide it as you did with your adopted Son. First Friday.
SATURDAY, MAY 2ND – Saint Athanasius refused to tolerate the Arian heresy and suffered many trials and persecutions as a result. He spent many years of his episcopate in exile. He is a Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Feastday of Sister Mary Athanasius, MICM. First Saturday. First Communion Day Mass at 9:00 am.
SUNDAY, MAY 3RD – 4TH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. The Finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena in the year 326. The miraculous cure of a woman authenticated the sacred relics of the Passion of Christ. Following 9:00 am Mass the IHM Band will perform on the chapel driveway as a tribute to Sister Catherine Goddard Clarke and Father Leonard Feeney.
MONDAY, MAY 4TH – Saint Monica prayed and suffered for the salvation of her son, Saint Augustine, for eighteen long years. This proves how difficult it is to win back to God a soul that has let itself go freely into sin.
TUESDAY, MAY 5TH – Pope Saint Pius V organized a force against the Ottoman Turks, which culminated in the Battle of Lepanto. He declared the feast day of Our Lady of Victory to recognize her powerful intercession through the Rosary.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH – Saint John before the Latin Gate commemorates when, at the age of 83, Saint John the Apostle was brought to Rome and thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil. He was miraculously unharmed. In fear, the Romans exiled him to the Island of Patmos.
THURSDAY, MAY 7TH – Saint Stanislaus of Cracow, the Bishop of Cracow, incurred the enmity of King Boleslaus the Bold by denouncing his injustices and excommunicating him. The king killed the Bishop while he was saying Mass.
FRIDAY, MAY 8TH – Our Lady of Pompeii. IHM Spring Concert at 7:00 pm at MacIsaac Hall.
SUNDAY, MAY 10TH – 5TH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Saint Damien of Molokai. Join us today for the May Procession in honor of Our Lady beginning after 10:00 am Mass. (No 9:00 or 11:00 am Masses.) Bring a dish for the potluck picnic following!
MONDAY, MAY 11TH – Saints Philip and James, Apostles, share a feast day because their relics were brought to Rome at the same time. Saint James the Less, a relative of Our Lord, was the first Bishop of Jerusalem. He was martyred in the year 62. Saint Philip, called by Jesus Himself, was present at the miracle of the loaves and fishes. He preached in Greece where he was finally crucified upside down in the year 80.
TUESDAY, MAY 12TH – Blessed Imelda is the patroness of fervent communions and of First Communicants. Feastday of Sister Mary Imelda, MICM.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH – Our Lady of Fatima’s message that men “must amend their lives and ask forgiveness for their sins,” and that they “offend the Lord God no more, for He is already much offended,” is meant for all of us. Pray the Rosary daily as she asked!
THURSDAY, MAY 14TH – ASCENSION THURSDAY. The fullness of Christ’s Resurrection is celebrated in the Ascension. Having completed His mission as the Savior, Jesus returned to the Father. In ascending to the Father, raising earth to Heaven with Him! Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 7:00, 8:30 am (Sung Mass) and 7:30 pm.
SATURDAY, MAY 16TH – Saint Simon Stock received the Brown Scapular from Our Lady with these words: “Receive, my beloved son, this scapular… it is the special sign of my favor, which I have obtained for thee and for thy children… He who dies clothed with this habit shall be preserved from eternal fire. It is the badge of salvation, a shield in time of danger, and a pledge of special peace and protection.” Join us for the Pro-Life Dinner this evening – See ticket prices below.
SUNDAY, MAY 17TH – SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION. Saint Pascal Baylon.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH – Saint Bernadine of Siena, a Franciscan, was one of the greatest missionary priests of the fifteenth century. His especial devotion was to the Holy Name of Jesus, which he insisted that everyone should say devoutly, reverently and with the bending of one’s head. He openly rebuked anyone who dared use the Holy Name of Jesus in profanity.
THURSDAY, MAY 21ST – Saint Andrew Bobola is particularly remembered for the cruelty of the death inflicted on him by the Cossacks for professing the unity of the Catholic Faith in the territory of Eastern Poland.
FRIDAY, MAY 22ND – Saint Rita of Cascia is the patron of desperate cases and situations. A wife, mother, widow, and nun, she buried her family, helped bring peace to her city, saw her dreams denied and fulfilled and never lost her faith in God.
SATURDAY, MAY 23RD – Saint John Baptist de Rossi was an apostle to the farm laborers and city workers of Rome and its suburbs. He loved to do work among prisoners, the poor and the illiterate. Saint John was given permission to hear confessions at any time in any one of the churches in Rome, and penitents constantly came to him. He is known as “the apostle of the abandoned.”
SUNDAY, MAY 24TH – PENTECOST SUNDAY marks one of the most important feasts in the Church’s liturgical year. Occurring fifty days after Easter Sunday, Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Often called the “birthday of the Church,” this feast reminds us of how Jesus fully equips His Church to carry out her Great Commission to “teach all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.”
MONDAY, MAY 25TH – Saint Gregory VII. Memorial Day – Remembering all those who lost their lives while defending their country.
TUESDAY, MAY 26TH – Saint Philip Neri was such a clear and authoritative teacher of the Catholic Faith that he is called “the second apostle of Rome.” He was noted for his cheerfulness, friendliness and good humor.
SATURDAY, MAY 30TH – Saint Joan of Arc. The unique life and calling of the Maid of Orleans prove that all things are possible with God!
SUNDAY, MAY 31ST – TRINITY SUNDAY. Queenship of Mary. In his encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection and because of her intercessory power. Join us for the Commencement Exercises for the IHM School Class of 2026 this morning at MacIsaac Hall after 9:00 am Mass. Congratulations to our ten graduates!
3rd Annual Pro-Life Dinner
Join us for the 3rd Annual Pro-Life Dinner hosted by our IHM School Pro-Life League on Saturday, May 16,2026, at MacIsaac Hall. Featuring guest speaker, Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
Tickets are $40 per person.
Purchase tickets on the IHM School Site here, as soon as possible!
Formal attire encouraged.
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